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vintage vintage
 
December 30, 2008 08:49 PM

What kind of jewelry is the friendliest for the environment?

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jazz jazz
 
 December 31, 2008 06:45 AM
As with furniture, any re-sale jewelry is safest because you are not contributing to new, resource-wasting production. Even if you are recycling from other items, you still need to buy supplies for the final effort.


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albanian albanian
 
December 31, 2008 12:54 PM
But buying second hand jewelry increases the value of jewelry as an investment, which encourages people to buy (and make) more of it.

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rain2 rain2
 
January 08, 2009 08:35 AM
Stone beads, Shell beads, Pearl beads,Coral beads jewelry are friendliest for the environment. have a look at http://www.jewelry-diy.com/en/beads-index-1.html , lots of natural beads.

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tracebooks tracebooks
 
December 30, 2008 09:00 PM
I would say hemp, with recycled beads. I know people who get old purses/clothes at Goodwill and yardsales, and take the beads off of them to use in making jewelry. They are really lovely. Although to make them dressy, they recycle old wire/chains to use.

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fjpoblam fjpoblam
 
December 30, 2008 09:08 PM
Hand-made from gathered sea-shells strung together on gathered reeds.

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albanian albanian
 
December 31, 2008 12:56 PM
The beaches are already being stripped of shells, which are an important component. And, gathering reeds could contribute to coastal erosion.

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albanian albanian
 
December 31, 2008 01:08 PM
I suggest jewelry hand made from waste items that were made for other purposes (and thus would have been made anyway). Especially good would be items that are hard to recycle and non-biodegradable. I'm trying to think of examples that I have seen in craft booths. One that comes to mind is a lady who makes jewelry and decorative art items out of old beer bottle caps. They would be made anyway and otherwise would go to the dump. I see there are a number of people selling such and showing how on the web.
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http://www.laurabeamer.com/bottle_caps/caps/beers.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Bottle-Cap-Choker


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jabba jabba
 
January 02, 2009 01:17 AM
There is an entire niche devoted to eco-friendly jewelery. Any jewelry made from recycled precious metals (and ONLY from recycled precious metals) helps the environment. Some online retailers carry jewelry in this category.
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http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/eco-friendly-jewelry-harmony.html


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darth cont... darth cont...
 
January 02, 2009 09:56 AM
I'd argue that any jewelry which avoids gold and diamonds are eco friendly.

Gold, because various mining methods of gold are damaging to the environment (e.g. strip mining, which gouges holes in the earth to extract ore), and diamonds because is involves similar disruption to the environment, as well as damaging human lives in the case of conflict diamonds.

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cadycox cadycox
 
July 31, 2009 11:39 AM
Hand crafted jewelry are the most friendliest for the environment. Its comes in a variety of form such as Stone beads, Shell beads, Pearl beads,Coral beads beaded jewelry etc...

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